Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Programme

Create Winning Strategies for Your Organisational Goals
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Customised design for your success

The Chief Strategy Officer Programme has been expertly designed with the needs of busy senior executives in mind. It offers the flexibility to customise your learning for maximum impact, including choice of topical electives.

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Adaptable

Learn online at your own pace in accordance with your work schedule. Select three five-week elective modules to deepen your knowledge in relevant areas of interest

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Reflective

Benefit from an immersive learning experience that provides a wide variety of opportunities to introspect into your skill set and identify gaps that can be worked on.

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Connected

Join a prestigious business management school and a global thought leader in the collective area of strategy. Gain access to a world-class network of accomplished professionals.

Programme co-director

Programme co-director

“Operating in an increasingly complex and volatile environment has made an organisation’s strategy more important than ever, requiring skilled senior leaders who are solely focused on strategic direction and can help move the business through disruptive market challenges to gain a competitive advantage. INSEAD Executive Education’s Chief Strategy Officer Programme will prepare you to analyse the current landscape and formulate and communicate a strong strategic road map for the future growth of your organisation”.

— Professor Peter Zemsky, Programme Co-Director for the Chief Strategy Officer Programme; Deputy Dean/Dean of Innovation, Professor of Strategy; The Eli Lily Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation

What you will learn in this programme

The Chief Strategy Officer Programme will equip you with the skills to:

  • Create and adapt strategic plans in uncertain and changing environments

  • Design compelling value propositions while considering stakeholder needs and promoting sustainability

  • Plan the integration of performance and progress, ensuring alignment with overall organisational goals

  • Identify growth opportunities and develop a comprehensive corporate strategy

  • Apply innovative and collaborative approaches for strategic positioning and long-term success in dynamic and evolving markets

  • Apply effective collaboration and forge strategic partnerships to drive growth and innovation

  • Establish and agree upon strategic priorities with stakeholders, fostering organisational alignment

  • Demonstrate mental resilience and mindfulness skills to make effective decisions and execute strategies with greater focus, clarity and adaptability

  • Demonstrate effective strategy formulation, analysis and implementation to implement plans effectively.

Key programme features

Experiential sessions

Experiential sessions

Participate in practical learning experiments, activities and discussions to develop your understanding of key programme concepts.

Expert faculty

Expert faculty

Learn from a global team of faculty who are all strategy specialists and published thought leaders in their fields.

Success coach

Programme facilitator

Craft your learning journey in line with your career goals with a programme facilitator assigned to your cohort.

Acclaimed case studies

Acclaimed case studies

Explore award-winning case studies with real-world examples of strategic challenges and opportunities faced by leading companies.

Peer interaction

Peer interaction

Engage and network with high-achieving global peers, and exchange diverse perspectives to elevate your learning.

Alumni benefits

Alumni benefits

Gain INSEAD alumni status upon completion of the programme and receive select alumni benefits.

Curriculum

The comprehensive curriculum provides a holistic learning experience covering strategy, leadership and performance management. It is conveniently delivered through a combination of online and live virtual sessions. The core modules are structured across three critical pillars needed by every CSO to spearhead their organisation’s corporate strategy and succeed in driving results.

Project work

A critical element of this programme is the Learning Experiments, which is a series of six open-minded application-based exercises. During these you will analyse and list challenges within your organisation and seek to apply the tools/frameworks learnt from learning modules. You will refine your road map through regular check-in sessions and feedback from the programme facilitator and peers.

Meet the faculty

The INSEAD Chief Strategy Officer Programme is developed and taught by an accomplished faculty who are experts in broad areas of strategy, including the economics of strategy, strategy development and execution, strategic innovation, and global strategy and management.

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Peter Zemsky

Programme Co-Director; Deputy Dean/Dean of Innovation; Professor of Strategy; The Eli Lily Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation.

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Daniel Simonovich

Programme Co-Director; Affiliate Professor of Strategy

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Laurence Capron

Professor of Strategy; The Paul Desmarais Chaired Professor of Partnership and Active Ownership.

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Narayan Pant

Professor of Management Practice: The Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development.

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Subramanian Rangan

Professor of Strategy and Management; The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court Endowed Chair in Societal Progress.

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Andrew Shipilov

Professor of Strategy; The John H. Loudon Chaired Professor of International Management.

Programme facilitator

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Rudolf Falat

Executive Education Coach

Rudolf Falat is a senior corporate finance and strategy professional with a strong international profile and extensive experience in financial services and consumer goods.

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Certificate

Certificate

Upon completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by INSEAD Executive Education.

The certificate image shown is for illustrative purpose only and may be subject to change at the discretion of INSEAD Executive Education.

Who is it for?

The Chief Strategy Officer Programme is ideal for:

  • Senior strategy executives looking to hone their skills to advance to a C-level position and have greater input into the strategy development of the organisation.

  • Leaders of mid-sized companies aiming to further their career in a larger conglomerate or wanting to develop a more holistic view of strategy beyond their domain expertise.

Participants should have:

  • A minimum of ten years of work experience

  • Fluency in written and spoken English

  • International exposure (preferred)

Select alumni benefits

Join INSEAD’s powerful global network of more than 66,000 alumni in over 180 countries and receive select benefits, including:

  • Access to more than 1,000 events and programmes annually organised by INSEAD and the INSEAD Alumni Association

  • Access to the INSEAD Alumni Lifelong Learning programme

  • Career development for alumni, including career coaching, peer-to-peer advising and mentoring programmes

  • Benefit from preferential rates on in-person INSEAD Open Enrolment Programmes and Open Online Programmes

  • Networking tools and a lifelong INSEAD email.

*Upon completion of the programme, graduates of the Chief Strategy Officer Programme will gain complimentary alumni status for a period of three years. A minimal annual membership fee will be required to maintain the status thereafter.

FAQs

Connect with a programme advisor for a 1:1 session

Please note that our team is away from December 23, 2024 to January 2, 2025 for the year-end holidays. We look forward to addressing your queries when we resume operations in the new year.

Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly.

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